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Association for Information Systems AIS Electronic Library (AISeL) AMCIS 2023 TREOs TREO Papers 8-10-2023 Information Systems Faculty Performance Assessment Andres Diaz Lopez Arizona State University, adiazlop@mainex1.asu.edu Follow this and additional works at: https://aisel.aisnet.org/treos_amcis2023 Recommended Citation Diaz Lopez, Andres, "Information Systems Faculty Performance Assessment" (2023). AMCIS 2023 TREOs. 18. https://aisel.aisnet.org/treos_amcis2023/18 This material is brought to you by the TREO Papers at AIS Electronic Library (AISeL). It has been accepted for inclusion in AMCIS 2023 TREOs by an authorized administrator of AIS Electronic Library (AISeL). For more information, please contact elibrary@aisnet.org.  Information Systems Faculty Performance Assessment   Twenty-ninth Americas Conference on Information Systems, Panama, 2023 1 Information Systems Faculty Performance Assessment TREO Talk Paper Andrés Díaz López Arizona State University adiazlop@asu.edu  Abstract  Annual reviews of faculty performance present a manyfold challenge due to the difficulty in standardization of measures of quantitative and qualitative work, as well as the, sometimes, conflicting prevalence of impact compared to effort. The goals and duties of faculty vary across categories and the measurable results of their work can take days, weeks, or years. In the information systems field, these assessments are, in addition, affected by the changing nature of the field. For example, the subject of a paper going through a long review process may have lost relevance by the time the final publication decision is made. Likewise, professors may spend more time updating academic programs to the current technological innovations than developing better-valued tasks. The diversity of criteria considered in these assessments includes teaching evaluations, service duties, seniority, administrative involvement, student mentorship, research productivity, number and diversity of preparations, course delivery mechanisms, and the number of students per session, among others. Presenting evidence of some of these activities can also be challenging. For example, the effect of mentorship depends on the future achievements of mentees, and service duties vary in nature, effort, and impact. Given the complexity of the review process, the hours spent in executing it, and the importance that fair assessments have for the faculty, the schools, and the field, it is worth it pursuing a methodology and framework that offers the best possible practices to complete these reviews. This study proposes the collection and analysis of different criteria, measures, and methodologies to suggest such recommended framework and methodology that can serve as the baselines for schools to perform these assessments. The conversation will start with examples of methodologies, criteria, and measures, followed by a few questions to incite audience participation and interaction. These interventions will be considered in the elaboration of a proposal of a framework that can be used to evaluate faculty performance specifically in information systems assessments and eventually in other disciplines. There is hardly a better scenario than the AMCIS conference to start up the discussion and ensure the comprehensiveness, pertinence, and currency of this exercise.     

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